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This is part one on the philosopher Carl Schmidt and his critique of liberalism. I hope you love the show today

So we're three episodes into this new arc of the show and as you know we're talking about the early 20th century here

Once again, it's important to keep in mind all that's going on during this time

Political philosophy is going through a serious transition phase

Because in many ways the world is going through a serious transition phase

Revolutions are taking place world wars are on the horizon the rise of fascism of the raterianism

The entire legacy of the enlightenment is being called into question

And what this means for the world of philosophy is that the thinkers doing their work during this time

are very quickly coming face to face with the realization

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